1935 Haskell Indians football team

The 1935 Haskell Indians football team was an American football that represented the Haskell Institute—now known as Haskell Indian Nations University—as an independent during the 1935 college football season. The team compiled a record of 0–7–1, failed to score a point in five of its eight games, and was outscored by a total of 166 to 37.

1935 Haskell Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–7–1
Head coach
1935 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 23 Marquette   –  7 –1 –0
No. 8 Notre Dame   –  7 –1 –1
Michigan State   –  6 –2 –0
DePaul   –  5 –2 –1
Wayne   –  5 –2 –1
Detroit   –  6 –3 –0
Xavier   –  6 –3 –0
Michigan State Normal   –  4 –2 –2
Western State Teachers (MI)   –  5 –3 –0
Saint Louis   –  5 –6 –0
Central State (MI)   –  1 –6 –0
Haskell   –  0 –7 –1
Rankings from United Press

In August 1935, following the departure of Gus Welch, John Levi was named as the head coach of Haskell's football, basketball, and track teams. Levi, a full-blooded Arapaho, had been a star athlete at Haskell, winning 16 varsity letters from 1921 to 1924.[1]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4at Detroit
L 0–2710,000[2]
October 12at ToledoToledo, OHT 0–0
October 187:15 p.m.at Xavier
L 0–326,000[3][4][5][6]
October 258:15 p.m.at Drake
L 0–213,500[7][8][9][10]
November 2at WashburnTopeka, KSL 2–14[11]
November 92:30 p.m.Emporia TeachersLawrence, KSL 21–27[12][13]
November 16at Oklahoma A&M
L 0–204,000[14]
November 22St. Benedict'sLawrence, KSL 14–25[15]

References
  1. "Levi Is Haskell Coach: Famous Athlete Succeeds Gus Welch -- Plays Emporia Teachers Nov. 9". The Emporia Gazette. August 20, 1935. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "University of Detroit Outplays Haskell by Wide Margin to Win 27-0". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. October 5, 1935. p. 16. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Big Injuns". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 18, 1935. p. 16. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Big Injuns (continued)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 18, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Smith, Lou (October 19, 1935). "Xavier Swamps Haskell Indians By Score Of 32 To 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 15. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. Smith, Lou (October 19, 1935). "Xavier Swamps Haskell Indians By Score Of 32 To 0 (continued)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 16. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Haskell Squad Here For Fame With Drake". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. October 25, 1935. p. 21. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. Taylor, Sec (October 26, 1935). "Drake Romps Over Haskell, 21-0". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 7. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. Taylor, Sec (October 26, 1935). "Redskins Fail To Halt Early Bulldog Drive (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 8. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Drake Beats Haskell, 21-0". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Iowa City, Iowa. October 26, 1935. p. 2. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Washburn Wins From Haskell". The Morning Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. Associated Press. November 3, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Wichita-Winfield Game Is Tonight". Emporia Gazette. Emporia, Kansas. November 8, 1935. p. 7. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "Haskell Extends Emporia Hornets". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. November 10, 1935. p. 25. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "Cowboys Display Scoring Punch To Romp Over Haskell Indians by 20 to 0". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 17, 1935. p. 36. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. "Haskell Is Defeated". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. November 23, 1935. p. 12. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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